Family displaced by house blaze

STOCKTON - A family of four was displaced when fire consumed a large, single-story, Victorian-style home in southeast Stockton on Monday, the Stockton Fire Department said.

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STOCKTON - A family of four was displaced when fire consumed a large, single-story, Victorian-style home in southeast Stockton on Monday, the Stockton Fire Department said.

The blaze was reported about 5 p.m. in the 1700 block of Drake Avenue, just east of Highway 99 and north of the South Golden Gate Avenue exit, fire officials said. The house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. It took 35 minutes to get the fire under control, officials said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but firefighters determined that it started in the southwest corner of the home near a washer and dryer, authorities said. A boat also was destroyed in the blaze. A fence on the south side of the house and a second home on the north side also were damaged.

Fire officials contacted the San Joaquin County chapter of the American Red Cross, which is providing shelter for the family for three days, authorities said.

They also contacted the Stockton Fire Department Family Auxiliary, which provided gift cards for clothing and food.